Restoring Bungaroo (more tales of Randykitty and Giantsnowman - in Wikipedia)

[john...@ozemail.com.au]

Hello,

Members of this list will, I think, remember the discussion about Randykitty who in my estimate was more than a mite over-active on the delete key, and seemingly wished to purge Wikipedia of work by Gary Vines that I thought was valuable.

I write at present with note of a Wikipedia deleted item which I wish to set about restoring.

Please contact me (probably best offlist as the detail can get complex?) if you have tips on how to best proceed.

I give the basics re Bungaroo below.

And to see that the article is deleted visit:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungaroo 

Bungaroo was deleted. you'll find, because someone thought it was a place of insufficient notability.

But of all the places we know the members of the First Fleet visited, Bungaroo is now the only one that has escaped development/change and is still in a natural state.

Very noteworthy in my opinion.

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Dr John Byrnes

History & Heritage, Woodside Services

PO Box 121, BURWOOD 2185

 

 

 

::::: Basic history of the case :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

 

In February 2013, someone Crusoe8181 flagged for deletion and Wikipedia admin person GiantSnowman  effected deletion of an entry for Bungaroo (and moved it to the non-encyclopedic minor page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ariconte/Bungaroo - Ariconte being just one of the later revisers of the entry).

The article at deletion had given this information:  "Bungaroo is a rock bar that separates the salt water tidal Middle Harbour from fresh water Middle Harbour Creek located in Sydney, New South Wales. Located in the Garigal National Park it was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip when his group used the spot as a camping site while searching for suitable farming grounds on 16 April 1788.[1] The location is a popular destination for walkers. At one stage there was a swimming pool located at Bungaroo which was popular with local residents.[2]  Access:  Founders Way leaving from Hunter Ave, St Ives leads onto the pipeline track which follows a pipeline down a steep decent down into the valley. The track is primarily a fire trail which is mostly in good condition. This route is a popular short walk for local residents.  Middle Harbour Track leads from the Cascades in Garigal National Park to the Governor Phillip Walk. The track follows along the eastern side of Middle Harbour towards Forestville, New South Wales.  References:  1. Bungaroo Track - St Ives". Ku-ring-gai Council. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013.  2. Bungaroo Swimming Pool, St Ives". GPO original locations or series - St16727 From NSW Govt Printer series - Labor & Industry: Willoughby. Retrieved 31 August 2011".

That was a good Wikipedia contribution in my opinion.

It had been created by  Jameslamb in 2006 (on 27 August 2006‎) and enlarged to the above length of content by him by 29 June 2007.

On 10 February  2013 Crusoe8181 proposed deleting the article because he thought/commented "a rock bar; no further evidence of notability provided". 

The administrator who performed the flagged/requested deletion was a North Yorkshire man who says of himself "Hello, my name is GiantSnowman .... I am an English Literature graduate who (somehow) works in finance ... I became an administrator in February 2012; if you need any help or have any queries, then please feel free to ask! I am also available for contact via e-mail".  Unfortunately, however, I cannot find where he's put his email address.

The man who proposed the deletion, Crusoe8181 is an Australian who is not a major contributor to Wikipedia, his only other known contribution being in 2011 to:  Dwarf Three-toed Jerboa, a redirect page.